The male butterflies of this species are lilac blue on top, with a narrow black line around the margin of each forewing, and a black spot and a thin tail at the tornus of each hindwing. Underneath, they are pale fawn in colour, with faint arcs of darker spots on both wings, and with a black spot edged in orange by the tail of each hindwing.
The females are similar but with fawn upper surfaces to each wing with only a patch of lilac toward the base.
The butterflies have a wingspan of about 2 cms. They are similar in color to those of Catochrysops panormus, but have more rounded wings.
The species occurs in the Solomons, New Guinea, Cape York, and adjacent islands.
Further reading :
Michael F. Braby, Butterflies of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 2000, vol. 2, pp. 829-830.
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